Trains to Cotonou
14 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
14 places connect to Cotonou by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 49 km away to 331 km, with a median of 98 km.
Arriving in Cotonou
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pobé to Cotonou train | €11.88 | 1h 24m | 74 km |
| Sakété to Cotonou train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 49 km |
| Bohicon to Cotonou train | €14.09 | 1h 39m | 98 km |
| Cové to Cotonou train | €14.09 | 1h 37m | 96 km |
| Abomey to Cotonou train | €14.64 | 1h 41m | 102 km |
| Tchaourou to Cotonou train | €37.19 | 3h 8m | 281 km |
| Parakou to Cotonou train | €43.24 | 3h 24m | 331 km |
- 14Places you can arrive from
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The journey ends at STM. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to sleep in Cotonou
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 10 | 71% | Sakété, 49 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 4 | 29% | Tchaourou, 281 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Cotonou that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 14 | 100% |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bénirail | None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Cotonou
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cotonou
- STM
- TCV
Leaving Cotonou
Common questions about Trains to Cotonou
Where can I travel to Cotonou by Trains from?
14 places connect to Cotonou by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 49 km away in a straight line and the furthest 331 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Cotonou cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Cotonou is €11.88 for one passenger, across 14 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 98 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Cotonou take?
The fastest Trains journey into Cotonou is 1h 13m door to door. The median origin sits 98 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Cotonou?
1 operators run Trains services into Cotonou on our network: Bénirail. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Cotonou use?
Trains services into Cotonou use 2 named terminals, among them STM, TCV. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Cotonou
Check-in is at three and you will be in Cotonou well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Left luggage near STM
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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